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All Together NOW!
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2022
Changing lives since 2001
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Steve Morgan Foundation
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Enabling happier lives HE Steve Morgan Foundation has been changing people’s lives for more than 20 years, ever since it was founded by entrepreneur Steve Morgan CBE in 2001. The philanthropist has committed assets of £300m and the Foundation has funded everything from the brand-new purpose-
built Maggie’s Wirral, cutting-edge research into type 1 diabetes as well as helping charities struggling with the impact of Covid-19. However, one of the biggest changes the Foundation has consistently made to
the lives of individuals and their families has been through the Enable Fund. The Enable Fund supports people of all ages in financial hardship, who are in need of specialised equipment, including mobility aids, wheelchairs, buggies,
Alfie’s amazing chair
ALFIE Penn is full of life again after receiving a customised wheelchair, thanks to an Enable grant. The two-year-old from Warrington was born with a series of medical conditions, including epilepsy. Mum Rachael was advised he needed a specialist padded pushchair but couldn’t afford the near £700 price tag. In desperation, she applied to the Steve Morgan Foundation and is now reaping the benefits of the “life-changing” pushchair. “It’s just amazing,” said Rachael. “We can take him on days out and he’s no longer restricted. It’s literally turned his life around.”
Standing tall again
Mum Kirsty is back in the swing
KIRSTY Wilson is bowled over with a new wheelchair that’s enabling her to go out with her children for the first time in two years. Kirsty has a long-standing neurological condition and chronic kidney disease. Her old wheelchair was far too cumbersome, and the £3,240 cost of a lightweight, custombuilt wheelchair was far too much for her! That’s when the Steve Morgan Foundation Enable Fund stepped in to help. Kirsty is now the proud owner of a DaVinci Extreme wheelchair and a recent ten pin bowling with her children William, 16, Ben, 14, and Scarlett, 10, was the first family outing for two years. Kirsty said: “Thank you so much to the Steve Morgan Foundation for changing my life. It’s giving me some of my independence back and allowing me to spend more time with my children. “I’m currently doing a photography degree and the new wheelchair will enable me to get out and about and move around a studio.”
wheelchairs and trikes. It also includes sleep systems, car seats, sensory equipment and communication aids. Mr Morgan explained: “The Enable Fund was set up to support people to do the things most of us take for granted. “It helps them to lead more fulfilling lives.”
SCHOOLBOY Ethan Slater is back on his feet again – a year after an horrific cycling accident that left him paralysed. Ethan, 15, is benefitting from a special “standing” wheelchair, paid for jointly by the Steve Morgan Foundation and his school, Christleton High School. Mum Helen said: “Watching him use it for the first time was very emotional. He can stand or sit down in it all day at school.” Ethan’s accident resulted in paralysis from the waist down. Southport Spinal Centre recommended a “standing” wheelchair to help improve his bone density, digestive system and reduce spasms. But the equipment cost more than £11,500, falling outside of the NHS essential items’ list, so the Steve Morgan Foundation and Ethan’s school joined up to purchase it for him. Helen said: “We’re so grateful to the Steve Morgan Foundation and to Ethan’s school, because we could never have afforded something like this ourselves. The wheelchair enables Ethan to stand at the same height as his peers, as well as helping with his bodily functions.”
New horizons now for Pippa
MAKING A STAND: Ethan with mum Helen, right, and Debbie Corbett from the Steve Morgan Foundation
ADVENTURE lover Pippa Bellis can now go to the beach – or even do some off-roading in the countryside, thanks to an Enable grant. Pippa has severe cerebral palsy, which prevented her from enjoying the great outdoors. But a lightweight DaVinci Extreme wheelchair has changed all that. The £10,000 price tag was too much for Pippa and her family to pay so they approached the Steve Morgan Foundation. Thanks to a grant of over £8,000 from the Foundation’s Enable Fund, Pippa is now making up for lost time. Pippa wrote: “It’s still very new and I have already been on the beach so I know that it does exactly what I want. I can’t wait to take it on more off-road places. “I absolutely love it. It will open up outdoor opportunities for me that I could’ve only dreamt of otherwise. Thank you so much.”
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